RADIATION PHYSICS AND DOSIMETRY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( PHYSICS 323 , 449 and MATH 320 ) or graduate/professional standing or declared in Medical Physics VISP Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use the physics of microscopic structures of nucleus, nuclear decay, electronic structure of atoms to calculate nuclear decay lifespan and solid state energy band structure Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate the radiation power spectrum for an accelerating charge particle under different physical conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Calculate cross-sections for the following interaction processes between photons and matter: Rayleigh scattering, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and pair production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Calculate the scattering cross-section of Coulomb scattering and energy transfer cross-section in collisions processes and radiative energy loss processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Calculate radiation dose for both external photon beams, neutron beams, and charged particle beams Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify open research topics in radiation imaging, radiation therapy, and radiation protection fields Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use the physics of microscopic structures of nucleus, nuclear decay, electronic structure of atoms to calculate nuclear decay lifespan and solid state energy band structure Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate the radiation power spectrum for an accelerating charge particle under different physical conditions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Calculate cross-sections for the following interaction processes between photons and matter: Rayleigh scattering, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, and pair production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Calculate the scattering cross-section of Coulomb scattering and energy transfer cross-section in collisions processes and radiative energy loss processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Calculate radiation dose for both external photon beams, neutron beams, and charged particle beams Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify open research topics in radiation imaging, radiation therapy, and radiation protection fields Audience: Graduate